Company

Orlucent®, Inc. was founded by scientists and engineers who have combined expertise in oncology with advances in molecular imaging to develop a high-performance, affordable mole-evaluation system for in-office use. Globally, Orlucent has several patents issued and pending.

Orlucent Team

Image Walter Wang

Walter Wang

Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Wang has served as the interim Chief Executive Officer of Orlucent since 2012. As part of Wang Ventures, he has researched, advised and invested

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in medical device, financial and technology start-up companies, including six biomedical companies. Until 2017, Mr. Wang was a Board and Executive Committee Member of Penumbra, Inc., a highly successful interventional therapy company. Mr. Wang received a B.S. degree from the University of Southern California.
Catherine Shachaf

Catherine Shachaf

President, CSO and co-CEO
Dr. Shachaf was the founding Chief Executive Officer of Orlucent and since 2012 has served as the President and Chief Science Officer.

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She is a well-known cell biologist and former instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine who has made ground-breaking discoveries in cancer research. Her life science career has included extensive work in preclinical cancer imaging, cancer biology and nanotechnology imaging. Dr. Shachaf is also a popular speaker at scientific conferences throughout the world and has published more than 25 journal articles. Her education includes: Post doctorate fellow: Stanford University, Medical Oncology, Ph.D: Israel Institute of Technology, Molecular Medicine, M.Sc: Israel Institute of Technology, Genetics, and B.Sc.: University of Haifa, Israel, Biology.
Amit Shachaf

Amit Shachaf

Engineering and Image Processing
Amit directs hardware and software development activities including user experience and AI.
Todd Martinsky

Todd Martinsky

Operations
Todd manages operations quality and supply chain activities.
Brandi Dunn

Brandi Dunn, RN, CCRA

Clinical Trials
Brandi has initiated and managed several clinical trials for Orlucent.
Anne Callahan

Anne Callahan

Clinician Relations
Anne manages relationships and engagements with Orlucent clinical advisors and dermatology experts worldwide.
Erika Ammirati

Erika Ammirati

Regulatory
Erika has completed numerous successful FDA filings and is the Orlucent liaison to the FDA.
Georgia Cowan

Georgia Cowan

Quality
Georgia manages the Orlucent quality systems and was key in obtaining ISO certification.
Guang Yang

Guang Yang

Chemistry
Guang is a chemist and life science specialist responsible for developing the proprietary Orlucent reagents.
Randy Fenninger

Randy Fenninger

Reimbursement
Randy navigates the reimbursement landscape including working with the AMA and CPT committees. He has obtained CPT III codes for Orlucent.
Jennifer Hahamian

Jennifer Hahamian

Marketing
Jennifer has extensive experience developing and marketing point of care medical devices.

Clinical Advisory Board

Scott R. Florell, MD

Board-certified dermatologist and clinical dermatopathologist, Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Utah, and former Program Director of the Dermatology Residency Training Program. Dr. Florell works extensively with the melanoma investigators at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) and received a K23 Award (2003-09) that centered around investigation of hereditary melanoma and pigmented lesions derived from subjects in Utah melanoma kindreds. His relationship with HCI includes clinical dermatopathology as well as clinical and translational research and assistance with the development of metrics to quantify pathologic and immunohistologic features in pigmented lesions. Dr. Florell was a Co-Investigator on the recently completed DOD-funded team Science Award on Mechanisms of UV-Induced Melanoma Initiation.

Douglas Grossman, MD, PhD

Investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI), Professor of Dermatology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Co-Leader of the HCI Melanoma Center and director of the Mole Mapping Program at HCI. Dr. Grossman sees patients at risk for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, with a special interest in patients who have hereditary melanoma and numerous and/or atypical moles. He has published extensively on the management of dysplastic nevi. Dr. Grossman’s current research is focused on development of non-invasive technologies for skin cancer diagnosis. He is principal investigator on a recently completed DOD-funded team Science Award and ongoing Translational Science Award from the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

Justin Ko, MD, MBA

Medical Director and Chief of Medical Dermatology for Stanford Health Care. Dr. Ko spearheads efforts around community outreach, screening and digital health. His passion for melanoma, early cancer detection, and improving care delivery drives his efforts and research around leveraging advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence to increase the breadth of populations that can be reached. He developed and runs a digital care delivery program at SHC, providing virtual visits for patients and remote consultations for referring clinicians. He conducts research on and engages in collaborations around interventions that layer advances in machine learning on digital health capabilities to enhance access, quality and value of dermatologic care and is a founder and leader of the Stanford Translational AI in Dermatology (TRAIND) group. He chairs the American Academy of Dermatology’s Committee on Augmented Intelligence.

Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD

Professor and Vice-Chair of Faculty Development in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Utah. She is a dermatologist using basic science research and state-of-the-art technology to combat skin cancer. Dr. Leachman’s clinical practice focuses primarily on skin cancer, melanoma, and genetic syndromes that increase the risk for skin cancer or other internal malignancies. She is a strong advocate for skin screenings, patient education and community outreach and has led statewide efforts in Oregon to improve early diagnosis of melanoma to reduce death due to this disease. Her research has focused on melanoma in the basic science lab, through translational human studies/trials, and in the public health arena. Dr. Leachman is the former Melanoma Program Director at the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU).

Christopher R. Shea, MD

Professor of Pathology and inaugural Eugene J. Van Scott Professor in Dermatology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Shea is interested in diagnostic and experimental dermatopathology, pigmented lesions and melanoma. He is also actively engaged in the field of medical education, particularly the education and professional training of dermatology residents and dermatopathology fellows. Dr. Shea was part of the group that introduced the Duke classification system for pigmented lesions and served on the panels that developed the initial and revised standardized pathology classification system, the Melanocytic Pathology Assessment Tool and Hierarchy for Diagnosis (MPATH-Dx).  As a founding member of the International Melanoma Pathology Study Group, he has performed microscopic analysis and classification of nevus and melanoma morphologic variants, including spitzoid and desmoplastic types. Dr. Shea serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology and the American Journal of Dermatopathology.